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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sam herded raccoons out of his tree during the end of the Halloween party, what animal was watching him?

2. What did Sam decide he had accomplished by going to town in "Trouble Begins"?

3. What did the Baron eat in "We All Learn About Halloween"?

4. What did Sam decide to use to make a fireplace for his home?

5. What did Sam call the person he met in town in "Trouble Begins"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the chickadees like people that Sam knew on Third Avenue in New York?

2. What does Sam say is the nicest part of his day in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?

3. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

4. What mess was made inside Sam's tree house when he had the Halloween party for his animal neighbors?

5. How does Sam's dad greet him when he comes to see Sam?

6. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

7. What does Bando say shows that Sam has been busy since Bando left?

8. Why didn't Sam light a fire while he worked on the first deer he got that a hunter couldn't find?

9. What issues did Sam face when hunting season arrived?

10. How does Bando serve Sam's dad after the first course of onion soup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From September on, everything in the forest seemed to be preparing for winter. How did the forest creatures prepare for winter?

Essay Topic 2

Sam worked hard to prepare for winter. What preparations did Sam make for winter and were they enough?

Essay Topic 3

Sam's father said that Gribley's weren't made to live on the land. Why didn't Sam's father think that Sam could make it living off the land?

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